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In less than a month after 2023, the United States already has 36 mass shootings, that is, an average of 1.56 cases per day.a, which means that every 24 hours there is at least one act of armed violence in the country.
According to the Gun Violence Archive, an organization that catalogs all incidents of gun violence in the United States, a mass shooting is defined as an incident in which four or more victims are shot or killed.
The vast majority of shootings this year have occurred in the South, in states like Texas, Florida and Louisiana.
Although mass shootings do not constitute the majority of incidents of gun violence in the United States, their impact on communities and victims is evident.
Incidents like the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, continue to bring cities to mourning and have prompted repeated calls for gun reform.
The Gun Violence Archive tracked more than 647 mass shootings in 2022 and 690 in 2021. At this time last year, the country had experienced 27 mass shootings.
Top mass shootings seen so far this year:
Monterey Park, California
At least 11 people were killed and 10 others injured after a gunman opened fire at a dance studio near a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park.California, on January 21.
Suspect Huu Can Tran, 72, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a white cargo van in Torrance that law enforcement officers had surrounded and forced into about 30 miles from where the massacre occurred, they said. The authorities.
Goshen, Calif.
On January 16, four generations of a family died in a “cartel-like execution” at a California home. In total 6 people were killed, including a 16-year-old mother, her 10-month-old son, the child’s grandmother and great-grandmother.
Enoch, Utah
A family of eight, including five children, was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds in a Utah home on January 4. after police conducted a welfare check, according to Enoch City, Utah officials.
According to City Manager Rob Dotson, a welfare check was requested at the police department that night.
Huntsville, Alabama
11 people were shot in a deadly altercation that left two dead and three in critical condition.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says investigators arrested three 16-year-olds in addition to the two adults who had been charged in connection with the shooting.
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